Shreshtha

“They left the garden and walked back through the woods. On the path, they parted as they always did—she to the Grisha, and he to the Grand Palace. He wanted to call her back. He wanted to follow her through the snow. But his country didn’t need a heartsick boy chasing after a lonely girl. It needed a king.
“And a king they will have,”
― Leigh Bardugo, Rule of Wolves

“I am Zoya Nazyalensky and I am getting truly sick of the cocktail party in my head, you old lizard.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Rule of Wolves

“I'll ask you one last time. Where is my wife?”
― Ana Huang, King of Greed

“Don’t go,” he said, still half asleep.
“I have to bathe. I smell like a forest fire.”
“You smell like wildflowers. You always do. What can I say to make you stay?” His words trailed off into a drowsy mumble as he fell back asleep.
Tell me it’s more than war and worry that makes you speak those words. Tell me what they would mean if you weren’t a king and I weren’t a soldier.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Rule of Wolves